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From: pandrews@bbn.com (Pamela Andrews)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: info on 8mm tape drives?
Keywords: 8mm tape drive
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Date: 31 Jul 90 20:24:26 GMT
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Our company is considering purchase of an 8mm tape drive (or other inexpensive
tape drive solution) that can back up 4 ra90s on a VAX 6000/410 with a BI bus 
running ULTRIX 3.1 or 4.0. Does anyone have experience with the various 
solutions suggested to me:

	1) an Exabyte tape drive in conjunction with a Clearpoint
	   controller;

	2) a Megatape tape drive/controller combination;

	3) other?

I'd appreciate your comments on the merits/deficits of any of these tape
drives/controllers...

Thanks,
Pam Andrews